considerably; fairly; quite
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
orphan; person without friends
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
same generation; one's generation
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
don't you think?; indicates question
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
aloneness; loneliness; solitude